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Amerindianist

Amerindianist noun: a scholar who studies the American Indians.

Noun

Amerindianist (plural Amerindianists)

  1. A scholar who studies the American Indians.
    • This book is a fully updated edition of a work first published in 1986. It is intended as a comprehensive work on both current and historical phonetic transcription practice. It covers the phonetic symbol usages of such major traditions as the early Amerindianist work of the Boas school; the...2013, Geoffrey K. Pullum, William A. Ladusaw, “Preface”, in Phonetic Symbol Guide, 2nd edition, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN

Forms of Amerindianist

pluralAmerindianists

Origin of Amerindianist

From Amerindian + -ist.

Questions about Amerindianist

What does Amerindianist mean?
Amerindianist means a scholar who studies the American Indians.
What part of speech is Amerindianist?
Amerindianist is a noun.
What is the plural of Amerindianist?
The plural of Amerindianist is Amerindianists.

Words near Amerindianist in the dictionary

  1. Amerimutts
  2. Amerind
  3. Amerindian
  4. Amerindianism
  5. Amerindianisms
  6. Amerindianist
  7. Amerindianists
  8. Amerindianization
  9. Amerindianize
  10. Amerindianized
  11. Amerindianizes

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